Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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